The Road to Recovery
Ron Knights
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Please bear with me here. It is time for me to hopefuly share the upcoming Journey to Recovery.
Moderators, would you indulge me by removing the two recent negative threads.
The first step on my Road to Recovery was a visit from Tango and his family on one Friday.
Tango is a retired service dog who visits our building on many Fridays.
Tango and I have a special bond. Tango loves to give me doggy kisses. He's a big Black Labador Retriever mix. His kisses are sloppy and totally welcome.
I also have a bond with Tango's family. I've given them artwork of Tango. I will also give them a new painting of Tango's Service Dog replacement Yeti.
Yeti had struggled for months with cancer. Yeti's family decided it was time to give him a loving farewell.
The second step to recovery was on Thursday, my first day back to my own apartment building.
I was walking through the lobby with people helping bring my stuff back to the apartment,
It was the usual morning gathering in the lobby before lunch. Two of my friends were there, and they said the magic words.
"Hey Ron, Shut up." I muttered something like "I love you. I am home."
The remainder of Thursday I took time to put my belongings back in shape. Two priorieties were the bed and my computer systems.
The bed was relatively easy. Someone had changed my sheets and done some heavy cleaning of the apartment. You couldn't see any evidence of the two disasters I'd had before my two trips to the Emergency Room.
My computer stuff was more of a challenge. There was one power supply that somehow got lost during my scramble to reassemble my equipment.
The power supply handled an external mass storage hard drive. It might have fallen down behind the desk.
I know my limits. Right now I don't want to try crawling under the desk. I'll rearrange things under the desk, and use a Grabber if I find the Power supply.
Further recovery steps were eating lunch with my friends. I explained a few things briefly. I mentioned my emotional breakdown,
I told them I don't need special treatment. I appreciate their "normal spontaneous selves." We exchanged many heartfelt words of mutual support.
If you're still with me I plan to post more accounts of my Recovery,
Monday starts my Physical Rehab training at home. I am excited.
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Hi Ron, sounds like you are feeling much more positive. I hope the Rehab all goes really well for you.
Thanks, MelanieL. Have a wonderful day.
Good luck. Keep us posted. You seem to have a good attitude toward your rehab.
I had a great visit from the Physical Therapy person. It was primarily an evaluation.
The man and I had a very great and rewarding conversation.
I am excited about a new journey to my better self.
Glad to hear you are home and have a positive attitude about physical therapy.
Good luck, Ron. Keep on truckin'.
Thanks again for your support, friends.
I've settled into my usual routine with the addition of the Physical Therapy visits.
Monday I had an introductory meeting. I have another meeting or session Wednesday at 3:30 PM.
I believe the organization that is providing these services has much to offer besides just "PT." I'm sensing the kind of support required to make the whole process easier, and help ensure my safety, etc.
Today was a good day. Lunch and our usual banter.. back and forth teasing etc.
I spent the afternoon and evening napping and watching some of my favorite shows or movies.
It's around 10:30 PM now, and a good time to get to bed.
Today I had another visit to the Emergency Room.
This time we officially recognized my constant headaches as migraines.
They gave me a special cocktail in my IV. It greatly reduced the pain.
I think it's a combination of something for motion sickness as well as a pain reliever.
I have a followup visit with my rof egular doctor on Thursday of next week,
Honestly, it feels like the Migraine is always with me.
The pain increases as my Blood Sugar (glucose) levels rise.
I've been trying to tell my doctors that fact for years.
When I was in the Emergency Room, they hooked me up to an IV that helped reduce my glucose levels.
Now I hope next week the doctor comes up with a way to handle the problem.
Have you tried sleeping until it doesn’t hurt anymore?
We are finally close to a solution for this nightmare.
For around two years, I have not been taking insulin. They figured I don't need it.
Unfortunately, for that whole time I've been getting terrible headaches that never end.
The headaches are caused by a surge in the blood sugar levels.
The doctor finally wrote me a prescription for a different form of insulin.
I'm supposed to check my glucose levels before eating a meal.
If the glucose levels are over a certain point, then I administer insulin according to a sliding scale.
The higher the glucose level, the higher the insulin level.
I'd hoped to get that insulin today. Unfortunately the pharmacy didn't deliver anything today.
That means I likely won't get the insulin until Tuesday of next week.
I suffered two years of hell for no good reason. But it's almost over.
I hope that new insulin plan works well, Ron.
Good luck with the new treatment, Ron (when it arrives)
Good luck, Ron. I hope this treatment works.
Ron, I have discovered the source of your migraine headaches. It is Richard Haseltine's singing. https://www.daz3d.com/forums/discussion/comment/9671926/#Comment_9671926
Thanks for bringing me back to the thread.
I had unsubscribed during my Darker Days.
Oh, no! I'm glad you came back. A good chuckle at the adventures of Richard should cheer anyone up. Even Richard himself understands that the renders are made out of affection and not spite (I hope). He plays along as a good sport with his comments.